Thief swipes mail from South Pasadena condo complex

SOUTH PASADENA - Officers are looking for the man in gloves who sneaked into a condo complex and stole mail from the mailboxes early Tuesday morning,

South Pasadena Police on Wednesday released a surveillance video and stills from the video that show the suspect.

The man managed to enter the complex’s secured underground parking garage in the 100 block of Monterey Road at 2:43 a.m. Tuesday.

Police Detective Richard Lee said the suspect used an unknown tool to pry open two groups of mailboxes, take mail and then place it in a black bag.

The culprit then walked away with his loot.

Det. Bill Early said the victims found the mailboxes pried open at 7 a.m. A check of the security video showed the theft, he added.

Early said the suspect hasn’t been tied to other incidents.

The suspect was described as a Latino with a shaved head, age 20 to 30, stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He wore a long-sleeved blue shirt, dark gray shorts, white gloves and black shoes with white laces. He carried a black bag.

Anyone with information is asked to call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626-403-7297 or the Detective Bureau at 626-403-7280